I absolutely love languages. My lifelong passion has been languages and creativity. Since I was young, different languages and cultures fascinated me. I was always intrigued with accents and different sounds and my real pursuit of language occurred in grade 9 when I took a German class and loved it. I would go as far as to dream in the language and constantly found myself repeating it over and over again. Since then, I began to develop my language abilities attempting to learn on my own. It wasn't until 2002 when I went to Las Vegas to do service for 2 years where I would become bilingual in Spanish and learn life skills that would later help with business and professional relationships.

Upon my return I was faced with a dilemma on entering business school or pursuing language. I took a personal assessment course through the Alberta Government to give me a general idea of what kinds of things I enjoyed doing and in which areas I would excel. The results indicated that I should either become a Speech Pathologist or a work in a Marketing firm. After much thought, I decided to go with Speech Pathology since it ranked a tad higher on the scale. In order to accomplish this, I needed to get a major in either Linguistics or Psychology. After my first semester in Mount Royal University, the choice was extremely evident as I got an A+ in Linguistics and a C+ in Psychology. I finished two years there, and then transferred to the University of Calgary to pursue an undergraduate degree. My path was set.

So, I began to take various language and linguistics courses in University. Realizing that I had a strength in this field and a love for other cultures, I began to master my Spanish while learning French and later Russian. These passions brought me to study abroad. I completed academic exchanges in Quebec City, Canada; Guadalajara, Mexico; Valparaiso, Chile; and St. Petersburg, Russia. I later travelled to and lived for a short period in Istanbul, Turkey. Having learned how to communicate and relate with people from different cultures and backgrounds, it complemented my personal desire to be successful in business. I used my options at University and took part time jobs in order to get business experience and studied practical business materials, learned from mentors, and attended business seminars in my personal time. I became involved in clubs on campus, namely AIESEC, to help me develop my marketing abilities. With the minor background of marketing and business, I decided to take a leap and create an Association at the UofC called the University of Calgary Translation Association (UCTA) where we began to help hundreds of students fulfill their passion for languages and translation. We made it possible for students and Calgarians to develop their leadership abilities, analytical skills, presentation skills, and much more. There are plans to take this idea to other Universities all over Canada, the US, and the world.

As the UCTA generated a response in the community, a need for Translation into different languages became evident. Having founded the association, it was one more step up to create a company, which would serve the needs of Clients in search of Translation and Interpretation Services. Since then, both the University of Calgary Translation Association and Languages in Motion (LiM) have continued to expand and continue to unite cultures, expand ideas, facilitate communication, and help more people everyday.

LiM currently offers Translation and Interpretation services in over 30 Languages and over 70 language combinations. I am extremely excited for the future of the business, as we will be expanding globally.

Having pursued a degree in Linguistics and Language has helped me in more ways than I can count. It has allowed me to deeply empathize with the linguistic aspect of the Company and also has opened my mind to understanding cultural differences. I am passionate about what I do and am extremely excited for my future with business and language.